Day: October 6, 2024

IPOH, The Perak government views the care economy as a viable new source of revenue for the state, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. He said this aligns with the Perak Sejahtera 2030 Plan, which emphasises the empowerment of human capital and lifelong learning, a key aspect of which is ensuring that the skills and competencies of medical practitioners remain relevant, up-to-date, and responsive to both domestic and global health crises. ‘However, the challenges in delivering services, including anesthesiology to patients, are rapidly evolving with time,’ he said at the opening of the Third National Anaesthesia and Critical Care

KUALA LUMPUR, There was a drop in the number of flood victims placed in temporary relief centres in Selangor and Perak, with Kedah experiencing an increase and two more centres opened in Johor due to flash floods in Kluang this afternoon. In SELANGOR, the flood situation is showing positive developments, with a sharp drop in the number of victims to 277 from 56 families, compared to 909 people this morning. The InfoBencanaJKM portal reports that three relief centres are still open, namely Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Ijok and SK Bukit Badong, both in Kuala Selangor and accommodating 146 victims, while 131

IPOH, Police have arrested a man on suspicion of being involved in a shooting incident on Friday which injured an individual in Kampung Sumpit Beras, Rantau Panjang, near Selama. Selama district police chief, Superintendent Sarudin Samah said the suspect, an oil palm smallholder, was nabbed yesterday. “The suspect was arrested at 3 pm, and police also found a shotgun which was found in the suspect’s orchard. “Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect has a past criminal record under Section 8 of the Firearms Act 1971 (Heavier Penalties),” he said in a statement today. Sarudin said on Friday at about 7.50

BAGAN DATUK, The estimated cost of repairing the burst bunds in 12 areas in Bagan Datuk is at least RM10 million for each damaged structure, according to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Member of Parliament for Bagan Datuk, stated that the government has allocated RM18 million so far to repair the Sungai Tiang Selatan bund and will request an additional RM10 million from the Ministry of Energy, Transition and Natural Resources (PETRA) to repair the Sungai Tiang Utara bund. ‘There are 12 areas in Bagan Datuk with burst bunds, and

KUALA LUMPUR, The children rescued from charity homes affiliated with GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) must be given proper education to prevent them from continuing down the wrong path, said Federal Territories Syariah Lawyers Council president Datuk Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar. He pointed out that a more critical issue involves determining the children’s lineage. “As reported by the media, there is a possibility that the parents’ marriages were either unregistered or not in accordance with Islamic law. This could lead to the children being classified as illegitimate or as anak wat’ie syubhah (children whose lineage is unclear due to an